Giovanni Cornacchia (18 June 1939 – 23 July 2008 in Pescara) was an Italian hurdler who specialized in the 110 m distance. He won a gold medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games[3] and silver medals at the 1962 European Championships[4] and 1965 Universiade.[5] He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics with the best result of seventh place in 1964.[1]
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 June 1939 Pescara, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 2008 (aged 69) Pescara, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 110 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | FIAT Torino | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 14.06 (1964)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editCornacchia won three national titles in the 110 m hurdles: in 1960, 1962 and 1964.[6]
On 22 October 2009, the Stadio Adriatico in Pescara was renamed to Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Giovanni Cornacchia Archived 7 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Italian all-time list, men's 110 metres hurdles. Digilander.libero.it. Retrieved on 21 July 2015.
- ^ Mediterranean Games – GBR Athletics
- ^ 1962 European Championships, men's results – Sporting Heroes
- ^ World Student Games (Universiade – Men) – GBR Athletics
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Pagine Abruzzo – Pescara – Lo stadio Adriatico intitolato a Giovanni Cornacchia. Pagineabruzzo.it (19 December 2006). Retrieved on 2015-07-21.
